03890cam a2200673Ia 4500 ocn777374860 OCoLC 20171115104550.0 m o d cr |n|---||||| 120220s2012 enka obd 001 0 eng d 9781119950998 (electronic bk.) 1119950996 (electronic bk.) 9781119950981 (electronic bk.) 1119950988 (electronic bk.) 0470684690 0470684704 9780470684696 9780470684702 AU@ 000049014014 DEBBG BV041829350 DEBSZ 39718025X DEBSZ 428696600 NZ1 14191161 (OCoLC)777374860 (OCoLC)857801333 EBLCP eng pn EBLCP OCLCQ YDXCP DG1 N$T GZM FER OCLCQ ATSHR N$T OCLCQ OCLCF DEBSZ DEBBG VLB OCLCQ COO OCL OCLCQ DG1 MAIN GE105 .G563 2012 POL 044000 bisacsh SCI 026000 bisacsh 363.7 Global environmental issues / edited by Frances Harris. [electronic resource] 2nd ed. Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. 1 online resource (xi, 345 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Global Environmental Issues; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Part One Introduction; 1 Human-Environment Interactions; Part Two Negotiating Environmental Science; 2 From Science to Policy; 3 Confronting a Multitude of Multilateral Environmental Agreements; Part Three The Changing Surface of the Earth; 4 Grappling with the Global Climate Challenge; 5 Understanding and Adapting to Sea-Level Rise; 6 Conserving Biodiversity and Natural Resources; Part Four Meeting Our Needs; 7 Food Production and Supply; 8 Meeting Society's Demand for Energy; Part Five Coping with Our Impact. 9 Sustainable Urbanisation10 Coping with Pollution Dealing with Waste; Part Six Conclusion; 11 Sustainable Development: Negotiating the Future; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; References; Index. Global Environmental Issues, second edition builds on the popularity of the first edition, viewing global environmental problems as complex issues with a network of causes, influenced by a range of actors with differing priorities. The book recognises that science underpins much of what happens in society and therefore it is important to be able to interpret the environmental and social consequences of scientific developments. In addition to discussing the main biophysical causes, the book illustrates how socio-economic and political factors determine why and how people use land, resources and. Print version record. Environmental monitoring. Environmental policy. Environmental sciences. Environmental protection. Environmental Studies. POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Policy Environmental Policy. bisacsh SCIENCE Environmental Science. bisacsh Environmental monitoring. fast (OCoLC)fst00913214 Environmental policy. fast (OCoLC)fst00913250 Environmental sciences. fast (OCoLC)fst00913474 Electronic books. Harris, Frances (Frances M. A.) Print version: Global environmental issues. 2nd ed. Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 9780470684702 (DLC) 2011021484 (OCoLC)732967768 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119950981 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 205596 205596